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Chelsea beat Man City to secure place in FA Cup final

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Football - FA Cup Semi Final - Chelsea v Manchester City - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - April 17, 2021. Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga and Antonio Rudiger celebrate after the match. [Pool via REUTERS/Ian Walton]

Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday to book a place in next month's FA Cup final thanks to a second-half goal by Hakim Ziyech that extended a remarkable turnaround since manager Thomas Tuchel took over as Blues coach in January.

By contrast, City manager Pep Guardiola - who made eight changes to the side which beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League in midweek - saw his dream of steering them to an unprecedented quadruple of titles come to an end.

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